Man convicted of murdering officer pleads guilty to gun charge
Update (February 19, 2025): De La O pleaded guilty to possessing the modified shotgun used in Ferguson’s fatal shooting. Prosecutors say that De La O…
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Efren Martinez charged with aggravated assault
Update (February 19, 2025): Police arrested Efren Martinez, 32, and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. They booked him into…
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DEA El Paso supports DHS immigration enforcement efforts
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Michael Courier spoke to DEA El Paso Special Agent in Charge Towanda Thorne-James about her team’s support of DHS…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Cool and calm Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today will be mostly comfortable with calm conditions and cooler temperatures. The borderland will experience a minor cold…
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Know your rights – mental healthcare
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Did your insurance company deny you mental healthcare? If so, read on. You have rights. It’s called “parity.” The idea is to…
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Socorro ISD board to discuss staff reductions amid financial crisis
Update (February 19, 2025): The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday evening to discuss potential staff…
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Food recalls in the US were more widespread – and deadly – in 2024
Originally Published: 18 FEB 25 07:00 ET By Deidre McPhillips and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Contaminated food is causing a growing number of…
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NMSU researchers create ice cream flavor in honor of university president
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Researchers at New Mexico State University have developed a new ice cream flavor in honor of the schools new…
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Boys high school basketball playoffs: Tuesday bi-district round scores & highlights
EL PASO, Texas – The bi-district round of the boys high school basketball playoffs continued Tuesday. Eastwood, Eastlake, Chapin, Canutillo, San…
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Emergency court order filed against Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart over alleged refusal to commission new deputies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Writ of Mandamus was filed by Doña Ana County manager Scott Andrews last Thursday according to court documents…
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Migrant border apprehensions lowest since May 2020, according to Trump administration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrant encounters and apprehensions on the Southwest border decreased in January compared to December 2024, this is…
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Driver pleads guilty, sentenced to 7 years for fatal crash
Update (February 18, 2025): A spokesperson for the El Paso District Attorney’s Office announced that Velasquez pleaded guilty and received a…
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‘Omero’ extradited to El Paso on smuggling charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials extradited Ciudad Juarez native Osvaldo Coronel-Fernandez, also known as “Omero,”from Mexico City to El Paso on…
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Las Cruces stabbing
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police detectives are investigating a stabbing that left a 34-year-old man in critical condition.…
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Man charged with swinging machete at pitbulls
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department officials say its officers arrested Abel Gonzalez, 51, and charged him with two counts of Cruelty…
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Former State Trooper Michael Salcido recovering from catastrophic fall
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Last summer, Michael Salcido a former State Trooper, teacher, and assistant principal fell in his bedroom. He was discovered…
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Humane Society of El Paso’s longest resident adopted
Update (February 18, 2025): The Humane Society of El Paso posted on its Instagram page that Poppy has been adopted. The post includes a photo of…
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ABC-7 at 4: EPWater, TecH2O Learning Center host annual DiscoverE
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—EPWater, TecH2O Learning Center host the annual DiscoverEFree event to inspire the next generation of engineers. The free…
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A Delta flight crashed then flipped upside down while landing in Toronto. Here’s what we know
Originally Published: 18 FEB 25 02:09 ET Updated: 18 FEB 25 08:33 ET By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight from…
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EPCC and El Pasoans fighting Hunger to host Grocery Pick-Up event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) —Â El Paso Community College and El Pasoans Fighting Hunger will host it’s fourth Grocery Pick-Up event on Wednesday February,…
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Southwest to lay off 15% of its corporate staff, including senior leadership
Originally Published: 17 FEB 25 19:25 ET Updated: 17 FEB 25 19:26 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Southwest Airlines said Monday it…
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Monday boys high school basketball playoffs: Andress, Ysleta & Mountain View advance
EL PASO, Texas – The boys high school basketball playoffs tipped-off Monday. Four games featured El Paso area schools on day one of the bidistrict…
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Patchy blowing dust and sand return as breezy winds sweep through the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso will see a warm and breezy start to the week, with gusty west winds bringing patchy blowing dust and sand across the…
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Eastwood girls wrestling team claims second title in UIL State tournament
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Eastwood girls wrestling team claimed its second state title in the last three years in District 1-6A on Saturday.…
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Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps
CNN By Michael Rios, Billy Stockwell and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to…
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Crash on Transmountain injures one
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is in serious condition after a crash on Transmountain near Resler. El Paso Fire officials say the car his a pole…
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U.S. Military training special forces in Mexico
CIUDAD MEXICO (KVIA) — The Mexican Senate announced that it is authorizing U.S. military personnel to train Mexican military units starting today.…
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Socorro ISD plans layoffs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District is planning to lay off employees, increase class sizes and cut programs. On Friday…
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Emergency teams respond to Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport
By Michael Rios and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Follow our live coverage here. A Delta Air Lines commuter plane arriving from Minneapolis has…
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El Paso parents, health officials concerned as Measles outbreak cases spike
The Texas Department of State Health Services expects cases of measles to rise as the number of cases reported has doubled within the last week. Just…
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